A generalization of CAPE into potential-energy convertibility

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 131, Issue 607, 2005, Pages 861-875

  Yano, Jun Ichi ^a   Chaboureau, Jean Pierre ^b   Guichard, Françoise ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Convective parametrization; Energy cycle; PEC

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL (CRM); CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY (CAPE); CONVECTIVE PARAMETRIZATION; ENERGY CYCLE; POTENTIAL-ENERGY CONVERTIBILITY (PEC);

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 27144470613     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.03.188     Document Type: Article

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